October 22, 2009
ASUS experience: update 1
So, I followed the AVK's advice (see comment to my previous post, in russian) and disabled Intel WIFI manager, now using Windows for connecting to WiFi. It's OK now, but have still no luck with keyboard lag. Although it's very small, it really makes me work slow on keyboard. Seems that there's some problem of synchronization in a query of system keyboard events. The common errors as a result of it are:
1. TWo title letters instead of one
2. After releasing change keyboard language shotcut (Shift-Alt) Alt seems to remain pressed and therefore I pressing the menu hotkeys instead of text for example.
So, seems that modifier keys presses are wrongly processed by some layer of processing (driver). I tried to mention where in software could be problem and updated the synaptics driver for touch-screen (NOT from ASUS support - they do not have any updates for 3 years!), but 1) problem remained and 2) hibernating started to become unstable: it did not turn off after hibernation (a REALLY big problem: overheating in a bag, battery discharging to 0%, etc.).
ASUS seems to be very uncertain to updating drivers. They are very simple chineese guys: sold laptop - very good! Now making a new notebook to sell it. Why to update drivers for already sold machine? I think their business is even effective, BUT. But it's not about long-time perspective: I won't even think of buying ASUS next time. Sorry, ASUS is not about support or customer care - it's about only SELLING of laptops, that's all.
SO, please, UPDATE your drivers, evil chineese devils!)
1. TWo title letters instead of one
2. After releasing change keyboard language shotcut (Shift-Alt) Alt seems to remain pressed and therefore I pressing the menu hotkeys instead of text for example.
So, seems that modifier keys presses are wrongly processed by some layer of processing (driver). I tried to mention where in software could be problem and updated the synaptics driver for touch-screen (NOT from ASUS support - they do not have any updates for 3 years!), but 1) problem remained and 2) hibernating started to become unstable: it did not turn off after hibernation (a REALLY big problem: overheating in a bag, battery discharging to 0%, etc.).
ASUS seems to be very uncertain to updating drivers. They are very simple chineese guys: sold laptop - very good! Now making a new notebook to sell it. Why to update drivers for already sold machine? I think their business is even effective, BUT. But it's not about long-time perspective: I won't even think of buying ASUS next time. Sorry, ASUS is not about support or customer care - it's about only SELLING of laptops, that's all.
SO, please, UPDATE your drivers, evil chineese devils!)
